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by @changeme2012
& @meriembennani
🎞️ BOUCHRA out in UK/France/Switzerland 🗯️ North America

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#NY • NOVEMBER 18 @ 7:30 PM @cobblehillcinemas

@friendlystrangersstudios presents…

#BOUCHRA

An Animated film by Orian Barki & @meriembennani

w/ shorts including

#BUCKSKIN
A Short Documentary by @marsverrone

& #KentuckyGaza
A Short Film by @omar_rammal

ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO @gabusittahchildrensfund providing medical aid to Palestinian and Lebanese Children in 🇱🇧

THIS AMAZING POSTER was designed by the AMAZING @dquandour • truly one of my favorite artists • make sure to follow and purchase their work & thank you again for donating your time and skills to this effort 🇱🇧❤️ to many more collaborations

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Bouchra, a 35-year-old Moroccan coyote in New York, documents her long-distance relationship with her mother in Casablanca, as they explore together the love, pain, and secrets that unite them through calls and intimate conversations.

@ghassanabusittahchildtensfund

This Fund is dedicated to the children of Gaza: providing medical attention to the children who need it the most and helping to relieve the medical sector in Gaza and Lebanon.

The first initiative for the Fund, under the expert guidance of Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, is the transportation of critically injured children with their caretakers from Palestine to Lebanon, where they can receive the best possible medical, psychological, and social care, before returning home to Palestine where they will continue their recovery.

By treating the children in Lebanon, we not only offer them exceptional care and access to top medical advances, but also help to relieve the medical sector in Gaza & The Occupied Territories.
The second initiative of the Fund is the treatment and holistic care of children in Lebanon with war injuries. Your support will bring vital medical care to those who need it urgently, help relieve Gaza’s fragile medical sector, and pave the way for a brighter future for these children.

This is the 3rd to last screening for a bit so make sure to share with every friend of yours in NYC. Treat this event like a birthday party, or substitute it with your other movie plans. I’m promise I’m here to keep you entertained, but more importantly I’m here to fundraise for

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🏳️‍🌈 📞 🐺 🎞️ 🐺 📞 🏳️‍🌈 Filmtrailer Bouchra 🏳️‍🌈 📞 🐺 🎞️ 🐺 📞 🏳️‍🌈

Hier seht ihr den Trailer für «Bouchra», ein Animationsfilm über eine lesbische Filmemacherin in New York, die in Telefonaten mit ihrer Mutter in Casablanca über Gefühle, Tabus und ihr Coming-out spricht.

→ Freitag, 30.10.2026, 17:00 Uhr
→ 83 min • ITA,MAR,USA • 2025
→ bei uns mit deutschen & englischen UT

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤

Here is the trailer for «Bouchra», an animated film about a lesbian coyote filmmaker in New York who talks to her mother in Casablanca about feelings, taboos and her coming out.

→ Friday, 30 Oct 2026, 5 p.m.
→ 83 min • ITA,MAR,USA • 2025
→ with English and German subtitles

#lesbian #comingout #animation #queerart #lesbianmovie

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🏳️‍🌈 📞 🐺 🎞️ 🐺 📞 🏳️‍🌈 Bouchra 🏳️‍🌈 📞 🐺 🎞️ 🐺 📞 🏳️‍🌈

Freitag, 30.10.2026 • 17:00 Uhr • Animationsfilm • @changeme2012 & @meriembennani • 83 min • en, fr, ar mit deutschen & englischen UT • ITA,MAR,USA • 2025

Friday, 30 Oct 2026 • 5 p.m. • animated film • @changeme2012 & @meriembennani • 83 min • en, fr, ar with English & German subtitles • ITA,MAR,USA • 2025

[DE]
⚡ Homofeindlichkeit, Tabuisierung ⚡
Der Animationsfilm begleitet die in New York lebende lesbische Filmemacherin Bouchra, dargestellt durch eine anthropomorphe Kojotin. Sie arbeitet an einem biographisch geprägten Film, für den sie tiefgehende Telefonate mit ihrer Mutter in Casablanca führt und in denen sie ihre Gefühle, Tabus und Bouchras Coming-out besprechen. Bei einem Besuch in Marokko bei ihrer Familie macht Bouchra eine Entdeckung. Meriem Bennani und Orian Barki führten Regie, schrieben das Drehbuch und spielten die Haupt- und eine Nebenrolle.

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤

[ENG]
⚡ homophobia, taboos ⚡
This animated film follows Bouchra, a lesbian filmmaker living in New York, portrayed by an anthropomorphic female coyote. She is working on a semi-autobiographical film, for which she has deep telephone conversations with her mother living in Casablanca. They discuss their feelings, taboos and Bouchra's coming out. During a visit to her family in Morocco, Bouchra makes a discovery. Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki directed the film, wrote the screenplay and play the lead and a supporting role respectively.

#lesbianmovie #comingout #animation #queercinema #queerfamily

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__ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰̧𝗮̃𝗼 𝗢𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 📽️💫🔮

A 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰̧𝗮̃𝗼 𝗢𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 propõe oito filmes que, através da ficção e do documentário, mapeiam múltiplas vivências queer.

→ 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗮, Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani
→ 𝗗𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲̀𝗿𝗲𝘀, Pierre Le Gall
→ 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, Cara Holmes
→ 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 & 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱, Ryan A. White, A.P. Pickle
→ 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲, Alex Thompson, Kelly O’Sullivan
→ 𝗣𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲́𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘀, Daniel Nolasco
→ 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗲, Andy Fidoten (com a presença de @bigboyandyman e @ejhavingfun)
→ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗜 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲?, Lexie Bean, Logan Rozos (com a presença de Lexie Bean)

🫦A não perder, no #queerporto12
🗓️3 — 7 NOV 2026
📍@batalhacentrodecinema
📍@casacomumporto
📍@passosmanuel_
📍@cinematrindade
🔗Mais info em queerporto.pt (link na bio)

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🎞️「蜥蜴封城日記 / 2 Lizards」封城之後，城市成為孤島：在隔絕之中重新學習與他者相處
孤独な時間のなかで、私たちは誰かとつながろうとする。
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兩隻蜥蜴遇上 COVID-19，在紐約封城的日子裡，經歷了城市從熟悉走向陌生的過程。八個短篇記錄著人們的日常如何被重新切割，原本理所當然的生活節奏，也在疾病、隔離與不確定性之中，變成一段難以丈量的時間。

瑪莉安・貝娜尼與歐瑞安・巴爾基將這場集體經驗轉化為動物寓言，讓蜥蜴以近乎漫不經心的對話，穿梭於我們熟悉的空間。動物的身影帶來一種奇異的距離：它們與人類共享城市，卻彷彿不必完全遵守人類建立的秩序。於是，那些原本難以言說的焦慮、猜疑與荒謬，反而在看似輕盈的對話裡逐漸顯形。封城最深刻的改變，是讓人重新意識到自己與世界的關係。當移動被限制，生活被濃縮在有限的空間裡，城市原有的速度與流動隨之停滯。我們開始以消毒、隔離、病例數字計算日子，時間卻沒有因此變得清晰，反而在一再重複的日常中失去邊界。那些過去被忙碌掩蓋的疏離，也在無法自由接近他人的時候，顯露出原本的形狀。

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然而，兩隻蜥蜴的對話並未將孤獨處理成單純的情緒。它們以幽默化解不安，在彼此的往返之間，嘗試重新建立與他者的連結。這份輕巧尤其重要：當世界失去原有的秩序，人們未必能立刻理解發生了什麼，卻仍然需要透過交談、玩笑與日常的分享，確認自己並未完全被隔絕。幽默因此成為一種微小的生存方式，讓無法解決的困境暫時有了可以承受的形狀。當封城從短暫的異常逐漸成為生活的一部分，另一層現實也開始浮現。紐約原有的族群差異、世代隔閡與社會衝突，並未因所有人共同面對疫情而消失。相反地，當人們被迫重新分配空間、資源與彼此的距離，誰能獲得保護、誰必須承擔風險，以及誰有權決定他人的生活方式，都成為無法迴避的問題。

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這使《蜥蜴封城日記》超越了對疫情生活的紀錄。封城看似將所有人帶進相同的處境，實際上，每個人所經歷的孤立卻不盡相同。有人只是暫時失去行動的自由，有人卻可能連維持生活的條件都一併失去。相同的危機，照見的是不同的位置；看似共享的時間，也藏著彼此無法互換的經驗。因此，這八個短篇真正留下的問題，是當熟悉的世界突然無法運作，我們究竟如何重新安頓自己，又該如何理解那些與自己處境不同的人？

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兩隻蜥蜴在城市裡往返，彷彿替人類保留了一種尚未被定義的觀看方式。牠們既身處這場危機，也與危機維持著微妙的距離，讓個人的焦慮得以與更廣泛的集體經驗相互映照。城市或許因為隔離而成為孤島，但孤島並不意味著所有關係都必須中斷。有時候，重新與世界建立關係，只需要從聽見另一個人的聲音開始。兩位導演將個人經驗與集體記憶的界線，做了巧妙的劃分。因此觀者有機會從個人或是共同體的角度觀看，生命和社會建構的複雜脈絡，以及隱藏在背後那股渴望關係的百態。
📌 #蜥蜴封城日記 2026女性影展場次時間：
10/16 21:20
10/21 13:00

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🎞️「CAPS島民生活三部曲 / Life on the CAPS - Trilogy」被迫留下的人：當邊界決定誰能成為島民
居場所を奪われた身体は、どこへ向かうのか。。
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試圖進入美國的難民遭到攔截後，被送往大西洋上的膠囊島。在這座虛構的島嶼裡，生活逐漸繁榮，監控卻也滲入每個角落。島民有時化身為鱷魚，有時瞬間移動，身體的變形與空間的轉換都成為日常。直到他們與軍隊正面衝突，科技與傳統文化才以不同的集體姿態，展開對國家權力的抵抗。

同樣誕生於疫情期間，《CAPS島民生活三部曲》將視線從個人的隔離推向群體的遷徙。瑪莉安・貝娜尼以虛構的島嶼重組難民經驗，讓地緣政治、科技監控與文化認同交錯在同一個空間裡。這座島嶼看似遠離現實，卻恰好提供了一個觀看現實的入口：當人被迫離開原本生活的地方，抵達另一個由權力規定的空間，他還能如何理解自己與世界的關係？

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膠囊島最值得玩味之處，在於它並非一個等待難民抵達的烏托邦。人們在此建立生活、形成群體，也逐漸發展出新的秩序；但監控、剝削與權力支配並未因此消失。島嶼一面接納被排除在外的人，一面又透過另一套規則重新限制他們。原本用來安置生命的空間，於是同時成為規訓生命的場所。作品中反覆出現的臉部掃描與監控數據，尤其揭示了這種矛盾。當人的身分必須透過科技辨識、紀錄與分類，個體便逐漸被轉化為可以管理的資訊。科技在此不只是便利生活的工具，也參與決定誰能移動、誰必須留下，以及誰有資格被視為一個完整的主體。人明明已經抵達島上，卻仍未真正取得決定自身去向的自由。

這也使「移動」成為全片最關鍵的政治意象。

對難民而言，移動往往意味著逃離危險、尋找生存的可能；對國家權力而言，移動卻必須受到邊界、制度與身分的管理。當兩種邏輯相遇，人的身體便成為衝突發生的場所。島民可以改變外形、瞬間轉移，甚至突破日常物理規則，卻依然無法輕易逃離政治秩序的控制。身體越是自由變形，現實裡的限制便越顯得具體。

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然而，貝娜尼並未將島民描繪成具有單一立場的受害群體。三部曲逐步展開島上的生活，讓不同角色、文化與生存方式彼此碰撞。共同遭受排除，並不代表群體內部自然形成一致的認同；人們可

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The Ingmar Bergman Debut Award goes to Bouchra, by Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki.

#Ingmarbergman #Göteborgfilmfestival #filmfestival #Contemporarycinema

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Somewhere between the surreal and the deeply personal, BOUCHRA (Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani, 2025) finds beauty in the spaces between memory, identity, and belonging.

Now streaming 🎥

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In 'Bouchra', Meriem Bennani's first feature, co-directed with Orian Barki, the heroine is a coyote. She's also Moroccan, queer, and deeply human, and the film never asks us to choose just one. By using anthropomorphic animals, Bennani and Barki show how identity and gender can't be pulled apart: each one shapes the other.

Writer and Editor Sami Abd Elbaki looks at how the film builds a portrait of queer Arab identity that refuses to be reduced to a single label.

Read the full review on mt7rk.me

Link in bio

اللغة العربية في التعليقات 👇

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Find your way into one of the louder corners of ‘Nervetråde’ and spend some time with 2 Lizards in Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki’s eight-episode video work of the same name.

‘2 Lizards’ (2020), made under quarantine and originally posted to Instagram, were viral hits seen by people far beyond the art world. The artists voice two animated lizard characters who wryly comment on the claustrophobia, boredom, and novelty of lockdown life. The series balances intimacy and humor, finding solace in the surprising and quirky human behavior that emerged under isolation and duress. As it progresses, the characters express an increasing sense of despair at the scale of global death and suffering. Blending absurdity and mournfulness, 2 Lizards suggests that one way to cope with strange times is to become strange.

‘Nervetråde’ is on view until 01.11.26.

Photos by: @mallegilbert

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Nine years ago, Bouchra came out to her mother in a letter. They still haven't really talked about it.

'Bouchra' is Meriem Bennani's intimate first feature, co-directed by Orian Barki. Its heroine, a coyote filmmaker in New York, is stuck writing a script about her mother in Casablanca and the conversation they keep avoiding.

The two have more in common than their silence suggests. Will they find their way back to each other?
In our latest review, writer and editor Sami Abd Elbaki unpacks the many layers of a disarmingly honest film, and asks how much an animated queer Moroccan character can get away with.

Link in bio for the full article.

اللغة العربية في التعليقات 👇

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2 Lizards Martini Glasses clink clink 🍸🍸
It’s a custom-etched toast to smokes and the beasts of Bouchra. Available now in-store at 146 E Broadway.

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We were temporary closed for private events but we are back with all of our exclusive objects & garments from our artists & designers.

NULL OBJECT
📍146 E Broadway NY NY 10038
🛒 Thursday - Saturday
🛍️ 1 - 6pm

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